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The Scroll newspaper has been in print since 1905, when BYU-Idaho was known as the Ricks Academy, a locally run school with a newly-developed high school program. At the time this newspaper was known as the “Student Rays,” and was printed monthly. In 1933 the name of the newspaper changed to “The Purple Flash.” In 1937 the name was changed again to “Viking Flashes,” and in 1938 the name finally changed to “The Viking Scroll.” The paper continued under this name until 1972, when it changed to “The Scroll.” The Scroll is still in print at BYU-Idaho as its official newspaper.

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RICKS COLLEGE REXBURG. IDAHO
THE SCROLL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7,1990 VOLUME 101, NUMBER 23
Parking appeals
committee formed
to review ticket
complaints
By MINDIHULUNGER
Scroll Staff Writer
Students who believe they have un­justly
received a ticket for a parking
violation no w have a means to appeal
that citation.
Beginningthis week, a campus park­ing
appeals committee will meet to
review student appeals.
Bob Smith, administrative assistant
to the vice presidents, chairs the com­mittee
comprised of three faculty
members and two students. "We are
just getting the parking appeals com-mitte
up and going" Smith said.
'They (the administration) felt a
need for an appeals committee out­side
of the campus police" Smith
said. "It was organized to give stu­dents
the opportunity to appeal to
someone other than the people who
issued the citation."
Tom Leman, director of the Rexburg
City Police Campus Division, said
the appeals procedure for parking
violations is relatively simple for
students who feel they have justcause
for appeal.
A student who believes he or she
has reason to appeal a parking cita­tion
fills out an appeals form in the
Campus Police office, Leman said.
The form isgi ven to the appeals com­mittee
where a decision is made, and
the person is then notified of the
decision.
According to Smith, the evidence
presented in a student's defense
should be reasonable.
"Though any excuse does not guar­antee
a student will not refined for a
citation" Smithsaid, "we realize there
will be extenuating circumstances in
some cases."
Smith also encourages students to
be aware of the parking rules and
guidelines before appealing.
/There are established parking
regulations students shouldbeaware
of" he said. "Students should read
the handout available through the
campus policeconcerningtheseregu-lations
before appealing."
Some common parking violations
include parking in a handicapped
zone, a $25 fine, parking on the side­walk,
a $10 fine, parking in front of
white or yellow areas, a $10 fine and
parking without a permit, a $5 fine.
The campus police office is located
in the Physical Plant Building, room
261,
Going down? Photo by SHARA GRANT
Todd Rindlisbaker, a sophomore from Bancroft, and Robert Trent, a freshman from Orem, Utah, participate in the arm
wrestling contest Feb. 28 in the Man waring Center game room. More than 25 people signed up for the Intramural event, and
prizes were awarded to the winners in each of the five weight groups.
Education to see changes
in the upcoming decade
By JOY PARK
Scroll Senior Writer
Education in the United States has been cheated, both by the sys­tem
and by the students.
Failings in the American education system are the result of many
factors. However, recent action is attempting to make up for a
steady decrease in education standards.
President Bush and the National Assembly of Governors met
and compiled a list of
educational goals to be
achieved by the year
2,000. The goals include
bringing high-school
graduation rates up to 90
percent by the end of the
decade and making American children the world's best in science
and math.
Ben Stein, a lawyer and writer from Los Angeles, wrote of a teach­ing
experience with college students in a class of about 60 juniors
and seniors at a prestigious private college. Not one student could
consistently write a sentence without misspellings. Not one, he said.
"There is a certain horrifying complacency about all this ignorance,
Stein wrote. "At some not too distant point, the intellectual laziness
of the typical American young person will seriously and negatively
See EDUCATION Page 18
SCROLL NEWS ANALYSIS
Education
IRS disagrees with exemption claim-
Idaho Falls family fighting
for tax-deductable missions
ByKARISA.WOLD
Scroll Staff Writer
A family in Idaho Falls, who hopes to get $4,400 in taxes back,
thinks the money used to support missionaries should be tax de­ductible.
The Internal Revenue Service, however, disagrees.
Contending that church funds sent directly to missionaries are
not adequately controlled to ensure they are used strictly for chari­table
purposes, the IRS would like to see all funds either channeled
directly through the church or not be deductible at all.
Meanwhile, Harold and Enid Davis — like several other LDS
Church members—argue that mission funds are so closely regu­lated
by the church that strict control is possible, even if the money
is sent directly to individual missionaries. "Authorized agents for
the church contribute time and their own money to serving. The ar­gument
is that whatever is given to missionaries goes to church
work and therefore should be allowed as a deduction, said Paul
Richards, BYU Director of Personnel.
"It's a relatively simple issue" he said. "If the church asks a
person to serve and the money is controlled by strict church guide­lines,
then the contribution clearly follows federal policy."
Despite the simplicity of the issue involved, reaching a decision
has been a complex process for circuit courts. Of these decisions,
three conclusions have been reached. In nine states, funds sent di­rectly
to missionaries are deductible, in nine other states they
See MISSIONS Page 16